WTM 2017 NEWS YOU CAN USE
NEWS IN BRIEF
Voyages to Antiquity set for return to Asia and Africa
Voyages to Antiquity will return to Asia and Africa during the 2018-19 winter season. The line has unveiled six new itineraries and five new ports of call, including Ain Sokhna in Egypt, Trincomalee in Sri Lanka and Port Kelang in Malaysia. The winter programme features 30% more shore excursions and overland adventures.
voyagestoantiquity.com
Marella Explorer will have Champneys spa in 2018
A state-of-the-art spa will be available to passengers on board Marella Explorer from May 2018. The Champneys spa will offer facials, body wraps, massages, manicures and acupuncture, as well as a salon and wellness centre.
tui.co.uk
Fred Olsen to refit Braemar, Balmoral and Boudicca
Three Fred Olsen Cruise Lines ships will undergo multimillion- pound refits this winter ahead of the 2018 season. Braemar and Balmoral will be refurbished before Christmas. Boudicca is due to be upgraded in March. Extensive improvement work was carried out on Black Watch at the end of last year.
fredolsencruises.com
Royal adds four European ports for 2019-20 season
Harry Kemble
harry.kemble@
travelweekly.co.uk
Royal Caribbean International has revealed its itineraries for 2019-20, including four new European ports of call.
The cruise line will stop in the
Swedish town of Visby, a Unesco World Heritage Site; Zadar in Croatia; Portofino on the Italian
Riviera; and Porto in Portugal. Serenade of the Seas will sail to Visby during a seven-night
itinerary, while guests on Brilliance of the Seas will stop at Porto and
Portofino on separate itineraries. Rhapsody of the Seas will visit Zadar during a seven-night sailing from Greece to Venice.
For the first time since 2014 Oasis of the Seas will be deployed in Europe in summer 2019, after it undergoes a bow-to-stern
refurbishment. Oasis will sail seven-night
itineraries from Barcelona, visiting Palma de Mallorca, Marseille,
Rome, Florence and Naples. Allure of the Seas, Harmony of
the Seas, Symphony of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas will sail
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Silversea’s Silver Cloud makes first sailing to Antarctica
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Silversea’s Silver Cloud has set sail on its first expedition voyage to Antarctica following a $40 million two-month refurbishment. The 200-passenger Silver Cloud has undergone a raft of changes including replacing the bow with a reinforced ice-class bow to help navigate polar waters. New sonars to improve
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Duration, in nights, of Oasis’s Europe cruises
seven-night eastern and western Caribbean itineraries in 2019 through to April 2020. These
itineraries can be booked now. Ovation of the Seas will make
its US debut in 2019 alongside Radiance of the Seas, sailing seven-night Alaskan itineraries.
VISBY: Serenade of the Seas will call at the historic Swedish port town
European and Alaskan itineraries will be available to book from
December 11. Voyager-class ships Mariner of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas will sail from Florida to the Bahamas on three and
four-night itineraries. Mariner will sail from Port
Canaveral, while Navigator will be based in Miami where guests will dock via Royal’s new state-of-the- art Terminal A in PortMiami. All cruises can be booked by
Crown & Anchor Society loyalty members a day before they go on
general sale.
cruisingpower.co.uk
underwater detection and polar temperature-resistant windows
have also been installed. Silver Cloud will sail 10-day
round-trip cruises from Ushuaia, Argentina, crossing Drake Passage to the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula between December 1 and February 18, 2018, and from November 2018 to February 2019. It will return for winter 2019-20. Prices start from £12,300 including excursions,
SILVER CLOUD: The ship has a new ice-class bow for polar trips
butler service and gratuities.
silversea.com
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